Russia’s Energy Ministry does not expect strong coal price fluctuations either on the domestic or the international market until the end of 2017, Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky said during celebration of the Miners’ Day in the city of Mezhdurechensk on August 25. “It is a thankless task to forecast prices. If you mention optimistic…
The modernization of Mogilev Metallurgical Works opens up new prospects for the enterprise, Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he visited the plant on August 25. Mogilev Metallurgical Works has implemented a high-technology project to produce rough axles for 1520 mm-gauge railway rolling stock. “I am glad that our designers and technicians demonstrate their…
Revdino Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works hosted a meeting of UGMK-OtsM, RZOTsM, Uralmekhanobr and SMS Group specialists on the delivery, assembly and commissioning of a new pressing line. The equipment is expected to arrive in autumn. The new pressing line will occupy the largest territory in the shop No. 38. (Ukrainian metal)
Kimkano-Sutarsky Mining and Processing Works LLC since the start of its operations has shipped 1 million tons of iron ore concentrate. At present the daily loading is around 100 railroad cars, with 6 thousand tons of concentrate each. The products are exported to the Asian-Pacific countries. By late December the company will have reached the…
Nordgold has concluded an agreement for the delivery of mining machinery for the Gross project in Yakutia valued at $60 million with the Vostochnaya Tekhnika Company, a Cat dealer in Russia. The 5-year contract presupposes the delivery of machinery, as well as training of Nordgold personnel. The construction of the Gross mine started in June…
Mechel intends to mine 23 million tons of coal in 2018. “Coking coal concentrate output will be on the level of 10 million tons”, the company CEO Oleg Korzhov reported. Elginskoye deposits are expected to yield 4.5 million tons, Yakutugol – 8-8.5million tons. “We had to decrease Yakutugol output target for the next year, as…
The State Service of Geology and Subsoil Use has prolonged the Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works licenses for subsoil use. “It took my numerous reminders and a miners march to Kiev for the geology commission to gather and prolong the license to mine uranium ore for VostGOK”, the ecology minister Ostap Semerak said. VostGOK is…
In January-June Elgaugol LLC, a part of Mechel, mined 1.9 million tons of coal at the Elginskoye deposits in Yakutia, down by 4% YoY. In April Mechel reported that in 2017 Elgaugol output would increase by 21% YoY, to 4.5 million tons. As of June 30 the annual plan has been 42% fulfilled. Elgaugol has…
